David Herzog Fund of the Styrian Universities
Welcome to the website of the David Herzog Fund of the Styrian Universities (DHF). We would like to inform you about the origin, tasks and organs of the DHF, in particular about the possibilities of applying for a David Herzog Fund scholarship.
The David Herzog Fund supports the work of scientists, students and artists with four programme tracks. The four programme tracks are
The DHF awards an annual David Herzog Fund Lecture Scholarship.
The aim of this scholarship is to invite Israeli or Jewish scholars from outside Israel as well as scholars who deal with topics of Jewish culture and history to give a lecture and workshop with students at one of the Styrian universities.
The DHF awards an annual David Herzog Fund Visiting Professorship Scholarship.
The aim of this scholarship is to enable a visiting professorship at one of the Styrian universities for Israeli or Jewish academics outside Israel, as well as academics who deal with topics of Jewish culture and history.
The tasks of the visiting professorship consist of holding a course of up to 2 semester hours and a public lecture.
The David Herzog Fund Visiting Professor should be at the host university for at least 4 weeks (max. one semester).
The DHF awards Post Doc Fellowships to Israeli or Jewish scholars outside Israel, as well as scholars working on topics of Jewish culture and history for a research stay of max. 4 months at a Styrian university.
The maximum duration of the scholarship is 4 months. Scholarship holders may not have an employment relationship at the host university during the research stay. Teaching assignments are explicitly excluded from this employment ban.
The David Herzog Fund Scholarship for the Promotion of Student Mobility and for Academic and Artistic Projects is aimed at Israeli or Jewish students/scholars and scientists/artists outside Israel, as well as students/scholars and scientists/artists who deal with topics of Jewish culture and history, and aims to promote academic mobility and support academic projects.